One of the main obstacles in the path of God Realization is having strong likes (attraction) and dislikes (aversion).   They are thieves.   In spirituality, often the likes – dislikes shift from worldly matters to spiritual matters such as – we do not believe in Shankarji.  We will only say “Jai Shri Krishna” but not “Jai Shankar.”   A belief that saying “Ram Ram,”  while believing in Krishna, will make you without a foundation, a support.   Carrying such biases will surely lead to one’s fall.   Holding on to strong likes-dislikes,  even in our worship, contemplation, and thoughts,  will lead to our downfall !

The obstacles are only in our mind.  There is no other obstacle.  There never was, there cannot be.  “Things should happen as per my wishes” – this is the main obstacle.   Some say Allah O’ Akbar, and others say Sita Ram, or Ram Ram or Krishna Krishna.  Now it is not necessary that you say Ram Ram, but you must get the same joy when hearing Ram Ram, knowing that it is the name of the our Lord.  We must become happy, that they are speaking our language (spiritual/divine) in worship and reverence of the Lord.  If anyone wants to attain God, he may do so in any form, or worship any name; it is all OK.   Why must we have dislikes?    Ram, Madhav, Mukund, Damodar are all names of ‘Bhagwaan’ (God), similarly, Allah, Akbar are names of God.  Therefore let us feel joy, let us be pleased, that everyone is calling out to the Lord in their own way.

Remove likes-dislike from your heart, in whatever way that you can.   When you are counting, add any which way you want, but the total must add up.   Similarly in total there should be no likes-dislikes.   Get rid of all of these  –  Good-not good, favorable-unfavorable, attraction-repulsion, in whichever way you can, whether it be through scriptural teachings or otherwise, then you will be greatly benefited.

“Jneyah sa nityasannyasi yon a dvesti na kaanksati |

Nirdvandvo hi mahaabaaho sukham bandhaat pramucyate  ||

(Gita 5/3)

He who neither hates, nor desires anything, should be known as a “Nitya Sannyaasi” (ever a renouncer); being free from dualities (pairs of opposites) he is liberated easily from bondage, O mighty-armed (Arjuna).

Discourse in Hindi on Jan 27, 1992 at 5 a.m.  by Swami Ramsukhdasji

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